October 21, 2009

Dear all:
My apologies for not blogging in the past few days. All of your essays hae kept me very, very busy. Now that I am sitting at my computer, it is hard to really recap all that has happened, but I will give it a try.

First, you should all be in the final stages of getting your content set for WA 2. We have been talking extensively about the way Rose builds his argument, and I have been pushing you all to think about your audience and what they need to understand Rose and the field of basic reading and writing - and I ahve also been pushing you all to get closer to Rose's text. This means that your examples come from his article and not your own thinking. I hope this is getting easier for you all.

Next, we went over the grading rubric for this assignment. Make sure to look at the rubric and compare your essay with the four main categories: Content, Organization, Mechanics and Source Information. Maybe it will help guide a revision for you.

Finally, we started to get into some grammatical concerns. We are going to do a series of "grammatical blasts" in the next two days. This means that you are going to learn a structure in the larger group and then head off to your individual drafts to make your corrections/revisions. We will do this a few times.

Okay, I am stated to get way too tired to continue to make sense. The only thing that I will leave you with tonight is that I am proud of all of the hard work that you are putting into your work. Keep going!
Best,
Prof. K